A West Virginia lawmaker who was charged with making terroristic threats wasn't permitted to take the oath of office required to serve in the Legislature.

The West Virginia House voted on Wednesday to vacate the seat of a member-elect before he was sworn into office after he was charged with making terroristic threats. Gov.-elect Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) will have the opportunity to appoint someone to this newly vacant seat after he is inaugurated on Monday.

In one of the most chaotic developments in a state legislature in months, the West Virginia House of Delegates has vacated a seat of a newly-elected Republican state legislator — and due to a bizarre series of events,